Noah Holdings (NOAH) priced its IPO yesterday, Tuesday November 9th at $12, above the expected range of $9-$11.
Business Overview (from prospectus)
We are the leading independent service provider focusing on distributing wealth management products to the high net worth population in China. According to the Heading Report, we ranked as the largest independent wealth management product distributor in China as measured by the
number of registered clients and breadth of coverage network in 2009. According to the Heading Report, the number of our registered clients with over RMB3.0 million investable assets accounted for 2.5% of the total number of such clients served by China’s wealth management services industry in 2009. We believe that we have established our brand among China’s high net worth population as a symbol of independent, personalized and value-added wealth management services and sophisticated product choices.
Offering: 8.4 million ADSs at $12, above the range of $9-$11. Net proceeds of $101 million will be used for updating infrastructure and other capital expenditures.
Lead Underwriters: J.P. Morgan (JPM), BofA Merrill Lynch (BAC), Oppenheimer & Co.
Financial Highlights:
Our net revenues are total revenues, net of business taxes and related surcharges, which range from 5.0% to 5.6% of gross revenue. In 2007, 2008 and 2009, we recorded net revenues of US$3.2 million, US$8.4 million and US$14.6 million, respectively. For the six months ended June 30, 2010, our net revenues amounted to US$13.7 million, as compared to US$5.8 million for the six months ended June 30, 2009.
Competitors:
The wealth management market in China is at an early stage of development and is highly fragmented and competitive and we expect competition to persist and intensify. In distributing wealth management products, we face competition primarily from domestic commercial banks with an in-house sales force and private banking functions, such as China Merchants Bank, China Minsheng Bank and China Everbright Bank.
Additional Resources:
- Company website
- Reuters: 'China's Noah Holdings soars 43 percent in debut'
- TheStreet.com: 'Noah Holdings IPO -- A Focus on China's Wealthy'
- StreetInsider.com: 'Noah Holdings IPO Jumps Higher'
